Graphic Novel Sites:

The Dreaming: The Neil Gaiman Page
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Graphic Novels at the FHS Library:

9-11: Emergency Relief  973.931 9  
Tapping the work of creators such as Will Eisner, Harvey Pekar, Frank Cho, and James Kochalka, this is a collection of cartoonists' personal non-fiction accounts of their experiences related to the tragedy.

Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon by Herge  741.5 Her 
Classic French cartoon from the 1950s

Amazing "True" Story of a Teenage Single Mom by Katherine Arnoldi  306.874 Arn
A pictorial memoir of a 17-year old single mother who has become an advocate for equal rights to education for single moms.

Animal Man by Grant Morrison, et.al.  741.5 Mor 
Animal rights activism.

Azteca: the Story of a Jaguar Warrior by Andrea M. Gaudiano 741.5 Gau
Aztec warrior Tlilcoatl meets the Spanish conquistadors and fights for his family, his culture, and his empire.

Batman:  The Dark Knight Archives  741.5 Kan 
Reproduction of Batman comics from 1940-1941.

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore  741.5 Moo 

Big Book of Urban Legends adapted from Jan Harold Brunvand by Robert Loren Fleming and Robert F. Boyd, Jr.  741.5 Fle
200 urban legends, from "The Microwaved Pet" to "Alligators in the Sewer" to "The Hook."

Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick & Woollcott Smith  519.5 Gon
All the central ideas of modern statistics, explained in simple, clear, and funny illustrations.

Cartoon History of the Universe: Volumes 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great by Larry Gonick  902 Gon
Eight billion plus years in 358 pages.

Cartoon History of the Universe: Volumes 8-13:  From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome by Larry Gonick 902 Gon
300 more pages of compressed history.

Cerebus: Book Four by Dave Sim 741.5 Sim
Adventures of Cerbus the Aardvark (issues 81 - 111).

Cerebus: Book Three by Dave Sim 741.5 Sim
Adventures of Cerbus the Aardvark (issues 52 - 80).

Church and State by Dave Sim and Gerhard 741.5 Sim
Explores the effect of power on religious belief and vice versa.

Compleat Moonshadow by John Marc DeMatteis & Jon J. Muth 741.5 Dem
A modern classic of the graphic novel format.

Complete Concrete written and illustrated by Paul Chadwick 741.5 Cha
The original 10-issue series of the superhero made of concrete.

Elfquest: Bedtime Stories by Wendy Pini  741.5 Pin
Classic fairy tales with an Elfquest twist.

Elfquest: A Gift of Her Own by Wendy Pini  Pin 
More of a picture book than an actual graphic novel, this is another chapter in the Elfquest story.

Elfquest: New Blood edited by Wendy and Richard Pini 741.5 Pin 
Various authors share their visions of the Elfquest world.

Elfquest: Rogue's Curse by  Wendy Pini, et.al.  741.5 Pin 
Book 9 in the Elfquest Reader's Collection.

Enemy Ace: War Idyll by George Pratt 741.5 Pra
A tale of horror of World War I.

Ethel & Ernest: a true story by Raymond Briggs 920 Bri
Raymond Briggs' loving depiction of his parents' lives from their chance first encounter in the 1920s until their deaths in the 1970s.

Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Birthday of the Infanta illustrated by P. Craig Russell 741.5 Rus
A hideous dwarf is captured in the woods and brought to the court of the beautiful royal infanta for her amusement.

Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Selfish Giant and The Star Child illustrated by P. Craig Russell 741.5 Rus
The Selfish Giant won't let the children play in his garden and the Star Child lets his uniqueness and fair looks fill him with vanity, cruelty and haughtiness.

Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: The Young King and The Remarkable Rocket illustrated by P. Craig Russell 741.5 Rus
A king, taken from humble origins, revels in the finer possessions of his new lofty position and an amusing story of a vain little rocket who figured itself above all the others.

Fax from sarajevo: a story of survival by Joe Kubert 949.7 Kub
When war broke out in Sarajevo, Bosnia the only means of communication Ervin Rustamagic had with the outside world was his fax machine.

Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow  741.59 Shi
In a world where the human mind can be programmed like a computer, at what point does the human soul end & the cybernetic machinery begin?

Good-bye, Chunky Rice 741.5 Tho
A turtle struggles with the choice between life on the high seas and his mouse girlfriend.

Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (adapted by Charles Dixon with art by David Wenzel) Tol
A fully painted graphic novel, on its way to becoming a classic in its own right.

Introducing Kafka by David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb 833.912 Mai
A beginner's guide to the expanded consciousness that Kafka brought to his writing.

Jew of New York by Ben Katchor 741.5 Kat
An epic story of the Jewish-American community of New York City.

King by Ho Chi Anderson 92 Kin
This biography, told entirely in comics, brings Martin Luther King and the early Civil Rights movement to life.

Last Knight: an introduction to Don Quixote by Will Eisner 741.5 Eis
An adaptation of the classic tale of Don Quixote.

Life Force by Will Eisner  741.5 Eis 
Surviving the Great Depression.

Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies edited by Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly 741.5 Pol
Innovative cartoonists and book artists bring you the magic of fairy tales through the wonder of comics.

Love Song by Keiko Nishi 741.5 Nis
4 short stories in the literary genre of 'shojo manga' in which the relationships between characters are as important as the action.

Magic Knight Rayearth by Clamp 741.5 Cla
Join Hikaru, Fuu and Umi on their quest to save Cephiro and make it back to Tokyo.

Maus & Maus II by Art Spiegelman  940.53 Spi

Motel of the Mysteries by David McCauley  817 Mac

Mystery of Mary Rogers by Rick Geary  364.15 Gea  
Carefully researched and factual retelling of a true crime from Victorian New York City.

Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned by Judd Winick 362.1 Win
The friendship between two roommates on the MTV show The Real World, one of whom died of AIDS.

Remembrance of Things Past: Combray by Marcel Proust.  Adapted and illustrated by Stephane Heuet.  Pro 
An adaptation of one volume of French Marcel Proust's greatest work.

Sandman: the Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman & Yoshitaka Amano Gai

Sandman: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman  Gai
Dark fantasy.

Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman  Gai

Silent Invasion: Secret Affairs, Red Shadows by Michael Cherkas and Larry Hancock 741.5 Che 
A science fiction mystery from the 1980s cult comic books classic.

Spy Boy: Undercover, Underwear!  by Peter David, et al.  741.5 Spy  

Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace by Henry Gilroy  Gil  

Story of the Jews: A 4,000-Year Adventure by Stan Mack  909 Mac  
Key concepts in an enlightening style.  Don't be fooled by the ordinary cover: there are wonders within!

StormWatch: Force of Nature by Warren Ellis, Tom Raney & Randy Elliott 741.5 Ell
Superhero crimefighters.

Superman, from the Thirties to the Eighties  741.5 Sup

Superman, the Complete History by Les Daniels  700 Dan

Swamp Thing: The Curse  by Alan Moore  741.5 Swa
Classic horror by one of the greats.

Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot  Tal

Time Warp by ilya (Ed Hillyer) 741.5 Hil
Book 2 in the continuing humorous adventures of The End of the Century Club.  Considered to be one of the best of British comics.

Tintin in Tibet by Herge Her

To the Heart of the Storm by Will Eisner  741.5 Eis
Thinly disguised autobiography set during World War II.

Watchmen by Alan Moore  Moo

Will Eisner Reader by Will Eisner 741.5 Eis
Seven graphic stories by a comic master.

Learn More About Sequential Art and Graphic Novels:

The 101 Best Graphic Novels by Stephen Weiner  016.7415 Wei 

The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History by Robert C. Harvey  741.5 Har
A definitive study of the history of the comic book.

Children of the Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic Strip by Robert C. Harvey 741.5 Har 
From 1895 until today.

Comic Book Nation: the Transformation of Youth Culture in America by Bradford W. Wright 741.5 Wri
A history of the comic book industry within the context of twentieth-century American society.

Comics and Culture by M. Thomas Inge  741.5 Ing
How comic strips, cartoons, and comic books relate to the larger cultural trends of the nation.

Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner  741.5 Wei
One of the great masters of comic book art shares his advice, theories, and advice through words and art.

Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art by Roger Sabin 741.5 Sab
Traces the history of the medium from 'comic papers' for kids, through the underground 'comix' movement of the 1960s and 1970s to the glossy book-format of today.

Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics by Frederik L. Schodt 741.5 Sch
Considered by many to be the book to read for all those interested in Japanese comics.

Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form  by Scott McCloud 741.5
McCloud continues the work he began in Understanding Comics.

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud  741.5 McC
Comics storytelling explained through comics.

Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics by Alisa Kwitney  741.5 Kwi
A stunning collection of cover, trading card, and gallery art from the DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.

Information for Artists and/or Writers Creating a Graphic Novel:

Drawing the Head & Figure by Jack Hamme 743.4 Ham
Step-by-step instructions.

Drawing the Human Head by Burne Hogarth  743 Hog
Proportions, head types, structure, anatomy, aging, facial features, and movement.

DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics by Dennis O'Neil  808 O'N  
Inside tricks and no-fail techniques for comic book storytelling.

Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth  743.4 Hog
Drawing the moving body.

Guide to Cartooning by Al Bohl  741.5 Boh
Easy to follow text and hundreds of illustrations.

How to Create Action, Fantasy and Adventure Comics by Tom Alvarez  741.5 Alv
How to draw dramatic figures and backgrounds and develop stories.

How to Draw Comic Book Heroes and Villains  by Christopher Hart  741.5 Har
Includes information about breaking into the business.

How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way  by Stan Lee & John Buscema  741.5 Lee
Uses artwork from Marvel as primary examples.

Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics by Christopher Hart  741.5 Har  
Comprehensive instruction.